POLAND VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,558	1	117,700	- 57,142
Liver Disease	2	20,940	10	7,912	+ 13,028
Stroke	3	15,269	2	32,693	- 17,425
Liver Cancer	4	8,537	29	2,290	+ 6,247
Hypertension	5	7,347	15	4,937	+ 2,410
Kidney Disease	6	7,344	20	4,065	+ 3,280
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,208	4	19,998	- 12,791
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,663	8	8,947	- 2,284
Lung Disease	9	4,665	6	13,677	- 9,012
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,236	36	916	+ 3,320
Low Birth Weight	11	3,967	42	579	+ 3,389
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,532	22	3,555	- 23
Breast Cancer	13	3,197	9	7,967	- 4,770
Lymphomas	14	2,626	19	4,141	- 1,516
Asthma	15	2,474	43	540	+ 1,934
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	2,429	21	3,701	- 1,272
Birth Trauma	17	2,128	57	52	+ 2,076
Lung Cancers	18	1,977	3	25,781	- 23,803
Bladder Cancer	19	1,788	17	4,700	- 2,913
Violence	20	1,451	49	294	+ 1,157
Other Injuries	21	1,330	28	2,527	- 1,197
Leukemia	22	1,311	24	3,456	- 2,145
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	1,286	37	839	+ 447
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,074	5	14,610	- 13,537
Suicide	25	1,053	18	4,282	- 3,229
Pancreas Cancer	26	1,012	13	5,430	- 4,417
Inflammatory/Heart	27	867	23	3,495	- 2,628
Parkinson's Disease	28	833	34	1,500	- 667
Endocrine Disorders	29	826	38	831	- 5
Falls	30	703	16	4,712	- 4,008
Ovary Cancer	31	677	27	2,929	- 2,252
Stomach Cancer	32	642	12	5,910	- 5,268
Fires	33	546	45	474	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	466	26	3,091	- 2,625
Prostate Cancer	35	447	11	6,489	- 6,042
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	435	40	612	- 177
Drownings	37	391	39	636	- 246
Encephalitis	38	364	64	6	+ 358
Skin Cancers	39	353	31	2,155	- 1,802
Hepatitis B	40	344	56	52	+ 292
Oesophagus Cancer	41	331	33	1,803	- 1,472
Pertussis	42	316	71	0	+ 316
Meningitis	43	288	53	171	+ 117
Maternal Conditions	44	277	63	10	+ 267
Oral Cancer	45	276	25	3,377	- 3,100
Malnutrition	46	264	50	291	- 26
War	47	249	66	4	+ 245
Cervical Cancer	48	218	32	1,907	- 1,689
Tetanus	49	188	67	2	+ 187
Epilepsy	50	157	35	1,145	- 988
Tuberculosis	51	150	41	597	- 446
Uterin Cancer	52	147	30	2,163	- 2,016
HIV/AIDS	53	138	54	115	+ 23
Schistosomiasis	54	77	76	0	+ 77
Skin Disease	55	76	46	469	- 393
Multiple Sclerosis	56	74	44	502	- 428
Poisonings	57	68	51	205	- 137
Syphilis	58	55	69	0	+ 55
Appendicitis	59	50	55	69	- 19
Alcohol	60	49	14	5,238	- 5,189
Other Neoplasms	61	41	7	9,256	- 9,216
Drug Use	62	40	48	321	- 281
Hepatitis C	63	34	52	188	- 155
Measles	64	15	72	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	9	47	369	- 360
Leishmaniasis	66	5	75	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	60	19	- 17
Dengue	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Egypt

Poland

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.